Combined necktie and holder



Y. BURNER COMBINED NECKTIE AND HOLDER Filed May ll. 1931 In/uente@ YER/VER www;

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Patented May 16, 1933 Fries l YOSEPI-I BIRNER, OF BALTIMOBIEMMARYLAND COMBINED NECKTE AND HOLDER Application filed May 11,

This invention relates to combined neckn ties and holders. One object of this invention is to provide an improved made-up necktie which so closely simulates a regular four-in-hand necktie that it can not be distinguished from such four-in-hand neclrtie when in place on the wearer.

Another object is to provide an improved necktie with an expansible and contractable lo collar engaging loop with a manipulative extension which is convenient for manipulating and which is normally hidden within the tie when in use on the wearer. Another object is to provide a tie of this character with a very effective, practical and comparatively inexpensive spring-clamp within the neclrtie which yieldingly and very securely holds the flexible loop-member, and is compressible by means of a linger and thumb at opposite sides of the part of the necktie which contains it.

Other objects and important features are pointed out or implied in the following details of description in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear or underside view of a tie constructed in accordance with this invention, the spring clamping member and the hidden parts of the flexible loop member being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing the spring clamping member engaged with a part of the flexible loop member.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the spring clamping member depressed, the arrows indicating the points at which the thumb and finger of the user apply pressure through the medium of the fabric which encloses it.

Referring to the drawing in detail, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts in the several views, the invention will now be described in detail as follows:

The spring clamping member 5 is formed of a plain helical wire spring bent at its middle part so that the helices of its ends interlap one another, as indicated at 6. The flexible tie or loop member 7 may be of any appropriate material, but preferably a flat 1931. Serial No. 536,628.

string similar to the usual form of shoe-string or lacing string of woven fabric. One end of the loop member 7 is tied or otherwise secured to the spring 5, as shown at 8, its intermediate part extends through the interlapping helices, at 6, and through the hollow apron or lower part 9 of the fabric ytie member which has the spring clamp included in its hollow upper part 10. The other end of the loop member 7 terminates in a knot 69 11 which is preferably hidden within the h'oll low apron 9, while the part adjacent to the knot 1l extends through a hole in the fabric ofthe apron 9 so as to normally hold the knot at a point considerably above the open lower end of the apron. lWhen the collar-embracing loop l2 of the member 7 is of normal size, a depending loop 13 of the member 7 is hidden within the lower part of the apron 9. The purpose of this loop is to make the member 7 of sufficient length for enlarging the loop l2 enough to be passed over the head of a person who is preparing to wear the tie.

This tie is applied on the wearer as follows lVJhen the collar is integral with the shirt,or has been buttoned onto the shirt, it is opened, the expanded loop l2 is passed over the head of the wearer, around the collar and held in place while the collar is folded and buttoned, S0 and' then, the wearer grasps the knot 11 by passing a finger and thumb through an unstitched space between the folds of the apron 9, and pulls the string or loop member downward through the hole in the inner fold 85 of the fabric of the apron 9 by pressing op posite sides of the spring member 5 with another finger and thumb so as to release its grip en the loop member. When the loop 12 has been made sufficiently small and tight 90 around the collar, the part 10 then being in proper adjustment, the spring member is released, by the thumb and finger, and it grips the loop member 7 'by its inherent elasticity and tendency to expand, thus frictionally and securely holding the loop member against slipping out of proper adjustment. Having thus adjusted and secured the tie in place, the wearer next passes a finger up into the hollow apron, engages this finger 10 with the loop member, and draws the latter downward in such manner as to draw the knotted end 11 up to the hole through which it extends at the point indicated at ll in Fig. 5 l. It is evident that this latter manipulation hides the knotted end within the fold between the lapped edges of the hollow apron, so that the loop member is elipectively hidden, even when the wind chances to turn the tie under side-out.

Although I have described this embodiment of my invention specifically, l do not intend to limit my patent protection to these exact details of construction and arrangement, for the invention is susceptible of numerous changes within the scope of the inventive ideas, as implied and claimed.

What l claim as my invention is:

l. In a combined necktie and holder, the

combination of a hollow body of fabric, a loop-member, and a spring clamping member formed of a helical wire spring bent at its middle part and having interlapping helices at its end portions, said spring clamping member being inclosed in said hollow body, said loop-member having one end secured within said hollow body and having its intermediate part extending through said hollow body and through said spring clamping member in such relation that it extends through helices of both end portions of the spring clamping member, whereby the inherent spring action of the spring clamping member clamps said loop-member so as to secure it in different adjustments, substantially as specified.

2. The structure delined by claim l, said spring clamping member having its interlapped end portions below its bent upper portion and in such position that it can be pressed by exerting pressure on opposite sides of the adjacent part of the hollow body so as to release the loop member from the clamping effect of the spring clamping member.

3. rlhe structure delined by claim l, the other end portion of the loop member being held within the hollow body of fabric and a part of the loop-member hanging free within the hollow body, the hollow body having an open lower end into which a linger and thumb of the user may be passed for grasping the loop-member for adjusting it when the spring clamping member is depressed for f7-5 releasing the loop-member.

In testimony whereof l alix my signature.

YOSEPH BIRNER. 

